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36 Cards in this Set
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soft change |
building measurements - metric conversion |
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hard change |
building measurement new metric standard |
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Rancher |
one level house (classification of house) |
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Manufactured |
house designed to move (classification of house) |
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west coast style |
angled roof (classification of house) |
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Classification of houses |
- rancher - westcoast style - manufactured |
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Building compontents |
- log - A frame - Brick - Stone - Concrete - Wood frame |
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Most common building component in vancouver |
- woodframe |
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Vaulted cieling is |
A design |
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Building envelope is |
what protects interior from exterior - vapour barrier - doors - windows - insulation |
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Windows have two pieces of glass, this is called |
thermal window, double glazed |
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Dormer is |
Dormer is a roof extension that gives ventilation
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Crank out window is called |
Casement windows - hinged window |
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Insulation for housing |
- cellulose fiber - recycled newspaper (fiberous) - fiber materials |
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Brick on the side of a house |
Brick siding |
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Type of sidings |
- brick - wood - stucco - aluminum |
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Vapour barrriers are |
inside walls to allow the walls to breath and moisture does not build up |
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Dam proofing is |
Spray to stop concrete capillaries to stop filling (normally on the bottem) |
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Building designs (superstructure) |
- stud
- joist - lintel - truss |
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Stud |
up right support in the Wall which sheathing or drywall is attatched |
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Jiost |
Cealing or floor wood or steel support _____ _____ |
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Header or Lintel |
Support for exterior opening - door frame - safest place in earthquake | | |
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Truss |
Framework supporting roof ________ /\/\/\/\/\ |
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Rafter |
Support for the roof deck |
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L.E.A.D is |
Leadership, Energy, Environmental, Design |
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R2000 means |
Most energy efficient materials for this time and age - double framed windows |
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Large windows should face |
South - more energy efficient (sun) |
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Electrical formula |
wats = volts x amps |
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Canadian electrical code |
minimum 100 amps per house |
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Materials used in plumbing |
copper, plastic, steel |
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Air moves by |
- convective - trasfered by force - radiant - sun - forced air |
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4 examples of heating systems |
Electrical baseboard
Central gas fired forced hot air Central gas fired forced hot water with room baseboard units Wood fired space heater |
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Electrical base board heating adv vs disadv |
ADV: - no heat ducts furness or pipes DISADV - expensive - ugly baseboard - build up of stale air |
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Central Gas fired forced hair adv vs dis adv |
ADV: - rapid response - easy to add air conditioner - filter air through pipes and ducts DIS - duct work - drafty |
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Central gas fired forced hotwater with baseboard units ADV vs DIS ADV |
ADV - clean comfertable - thermostat DIS - takes time to heat up - freezing pipes - rattle of the pipes |
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Wood fired space heater |
ADV - reduced over all expense DIS - dirty - build up |
